r/StockMarket Weekly Stock Challenge for the week of 7/18

just giving this a trial run this week here on r/StockMarket

i run this contest at another site and it has become very successful so i thought to try my hand here at the r/StockMarket sub to see how it would work out ... this is just a trial run this week but if i see this thing actually takes off here on this sub i wouldn't mind giving it whirl every once in a while here as well ... we'll see how it goes ... but i just thought i would throw this up now seeing as we are getting into the meat of the earnings season ... this is pretty fun to track during the week on the site i do these on so i'm looking forward to seeing how this does here on r/StockMarket as well ... i think this could be a lot of fun for everyone!

the rules for this stock contest are pretty straight forward & easy to understand:

• Pick TWO stocks, either long, short, that trade on the U.S. Stock Exchange.

• You cannot duplicate someone's exact play (either of them). For example, if someone picks AAPL - Long, you can only pick AAPL - Short as long as it is not taken yet.

• Get your picks in BEFORE the opening bell on Monday, July 18th. I will provide all the opening prices as I have the spreadsheet set to auto look up the opens.

• The stock must close at $2 minimum the day before the contest. No Indexes or pinks/OTCBB. The Company must have a market cap of at least 500M.

• Once you pick something, that is it, it is yours unless it is not a valid pick. This way someone doesn't pick a stock that others want, then at the last second change it. Please do not edit your posts with your picks. If you pick one at a time, just use two separate posts instead of editing your first.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and if anyone sees someone else messing up, please correct them. Also, please look at your positions after I post the spreadsheets. I try to catch mistakes, in and out of my control, but need your help in making sure the information is accurate.

Remember...the contest starts at the opening bell on Monday, July 18th!

GLTA.

Submitted July 17, 2016 at 02:16PM by bigbear0083 http://ift.tt/29GlFao